KESHIA HANNAM

CO-FOUNDER OF CAMEL ASSEMBLY, A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVE FEMALE LEADERS WHO GATHER TO MAKE CHANGE

I don’t have any heroes. I hear this from a lot of women—we didn’t have a lot of heroes to look up to when growing up because we were given examples of women who cared to show their bodies more than their minds. I didn’t have a hero so I had to create her in the person that I’m trying to be, to become a role model for other young women.

My favourite quote is by Archimedes: “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” I love it because it’s both humbling and inspirational.

The future of feminism is women’s groups that include men. We’ve advocated for that from the beginning. As social consciousness evolves, people will realise that any gender exclusivity is contradictory.

For me, Generation T is the optimism of a generation who believe in themselves and believe in their city.